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New drivers who are caught using a phone at the wheel will lose their license under new law that comes into force today.

From Wednesday anyone found calling, texting or using an app while driving will face a 200 pounds on-the-spot fine and six points on their license. It means that new drivers—who can lose a maximum of six points before being banned for the first two years after passing their test—will face an immediate ban for sending a single text message. Previously they were able to avoid getting points on their license by taking part in retraining courses. More experienced motorists can lose their license if they receive 12 points in a three-year period.

It follows a tragic(灾难的) incident in which Polish lorry driver Tomasz Kroker killed four members of the same family after failing to stop while scrolling (滚动) through music on his phone. Twenty-two people were killed and 99 seriously injured in accidents on Britain’s roads in 2015 where a motorist using a mobile was a main cause of accidents.

Research by the RAC has found that one in four motorists admit checking texts, emails and social media while driving. Chris Grayling, the Transport Secretary, said increasing punishment would act as a “strong deterrent(震慑物)”. He added, “Everyone has a part to play in encouraging their family and friends not to use their phones while driving. It is as inexcusable(不可原谅的) as drink-driving. ”

1.People will lose six points on their license while driving except________.

A. calling　　 B. texting

C. using an app　　 D. carrying phones

2.Who will lose his license according to the passage?

A. New drivers lose 5 points for the first two years.

B. New drivers lose 6 points during three years.

C. Experienced drivers lose 12 points in three years.

D. Experienced drivers lose 6 points in three years.

3.What led to the appearance of the new law?

A. The research by the RAC.

B. A serious accident.

C. The survey of the website.

D. The news on TV.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. More severe punishment is effective.

B. Most of drivers use phones while driving.

C. A driver’s family and friends make no difference.

D. Using phones while driving is more harmful than drink-driving.

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A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months.

The system, called Driver Alert, aims to reduce deadly road accidents by 20%—40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue.

Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband (腕带). The device, worn by drivers or pilots gives out a sound about every four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel (方向盘). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the driver’s response.

Tiredness is directly related to a driver’s response time. Usually, a watchful driver would use about 400 milliseconds to respond, but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds, it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy.

In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds, showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest. If the driver’s response continues to slow down, the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible.

The device has been delivered to the department’s laboratories for testing. If these tests, scheduled for six months’ time, are successful, the makers will bring the product to market within about a year.

1.Driver Alert is a device that can 　　　　 .

A. keep drivers asleep

B. change drivers’ response accuracy

C. reduce the possibility of accidents

D. protect drivers when accidents happen

2.What does the underlined word “fatigue” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Illness.　　 B. Tiredness.

C. Carelessness.　　 D. Impoliteness.

3.How does Driver Alert work?

A. By being used as a nonstop alarm all the time.

B. By squeezing the steering wheel on the way,

C. By reminding or warning drivers if necessary.

D. By being worn on drivers’ hands every moment.

4.What do we know about Driver Alert?

A. It must be fixed on the driver’s cars.

B. It aims to prevent drivers from sleeping.

C. It has gone through testing at laboratories.

D. It isn’t available to drivers at the moment

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Most of us in China are used to paying for everything with our phones. 1.At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say from Singapore, who found his first experience with Chinese payment methods quite impressive. Lim was waiting in line to buy nuts at a street stall(货摊) in Shanghai and saw other customers show their phone and take the nuts without giving cash. 2. It seems that Singapore falls behind in mobile payments. Some Chinese tourists find it inconvenient when they have to use cash in Singapore.

3.According to Xinhua News Agency, many countries now accept mobile payment services for Chinese tourists, with WeChat Pay covered in 13 overseas countries and regions and Alipay over 200. It’s now common to see the familiar green or blue logos in tourist destinations around the world, from a tiny shop in the Scottish Highlands to a huge department store in New York.

Mobile payments are now a normal part of life in China, and the trend is sweeping other nations. According to Forrester Research, in America, mobile payments rose by 37 percent in 2016. 4.This may be partly because western mobile payment services require businesses to install expensive equipment before customers can use them.5.

A. While in China, all it takes is a QR code (二维码) and a phone.

B. The popularity of Chinese mobile payments has pushed some foreign companies to accept them.

C. Foreign tourists don’ t like to pay with their mobile phones.

D. But for foreign visitors who aren’t familiar with this method, it may seem strange.

E. He was trying to figure out how they got paid.

F. Still, Chinese mobile payments were nearly 50 times greater than those in the US.

G. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using WeChat Pay.

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The new machine, if 　　 properly, will work for at least ten years.

A. used       B. use       C. using          D. being used

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Some of the people who created many popular apps are telling kids to put their phones away — at least, a bit more often. The Center for Humane Technology is made up of people who used to work for big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Now they want kids to stop using those apps and websites so much.

In early February, the center started a campaign called The Truth About Tech. Its goal is to teach students, parents and teachers about the dangers of spending too much time on smart phones and computers.

According to studies about kids and technology, more than 95 percent of elementary school-aged children spend at least part of every day using a computer or smart phone. About 78 percent of teens check their phones every hour, and more than half of them sleep with their phones in case they get a call or message during the night.

The Center for Humane Technology says that the apps and websites we use every day are purposely designed to keep us chatting, playing or watching online as much as possible. That includes social media like Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, websites like YouTube and online games. It also says that the tech companies talk only about the good aspects of their products and don’t mention the side effects.

Some physical problems, like headaches, eyestrain (眼疲劳), and neck pain are caused by using phones or computers too much. Students spending too much time online may find it hard to be focused on school work. Children and teenagers are more likely to have these problems because their brains, bodies and social skills are still developing.

One goal of The Truth About Tech campaign is to make sure that kids understand how technology affects them so they can make better decisions. The people behind the campaign also want governments and the tech companies themselves to take steps to protect children. When the leaders of the big technology companies are designing tech tools for kids, they should think about what they would want for their own children.

1.The Center for Humane Technology _______.

A. is made up of people doing voluntary work

B. is an organization working for big companies

C. intends to help people use high-tech products

D. aims to stop children spending too much time online

2.The data in Paragraph 3 are meant to _______.

A. ensure the reliability of the studies

B. show the seriousness of the problem

C. suggest the development of high technology

D. explain the reason for keeping phones at hand

3.According to the center, the purpose of the commonly used apps and websites is to _______.

A. encourage people to communicate more

B. help people learn more knowledge

C. attract people to using them more

D. enrich people’ s life

4.Why are children most likely influenced by the overuse of high-tech products?

A. They lack guidance on necessary social skills.

B. Their determination is not strong enough.

C. They have a lot of spare time after school.

D. Their bodies and social skills aren’t well developed.

5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. It is the kids’ responsibility to protect themselves.

B. Governments strongly disagree with the campaign.

C. Technology companies are to blame for the problems.

D. It takes joint efforts to help kids use hightech products wisely.

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The new machine，if _________ properly，will work at least ten years.

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Cell Phones Are the New Cigarettes

When you get in your car, you reach for it．When you’re at work, you take a break to have a moment alone with it．When you get into a lift, you play with it．

Cigarettes? Cup of coffee? No, it’s the third most addictive thing in modern life, the cell phone．And experts say it is becoming more difficult for many people to curbtheir longing to hug  it more tightly than most of their personal relationships．

With its shiny surface, its smooth and satisfying touch, its air of complexity, the cell phone  connects us to the world even as it disconnects us from people three feet away．In just the past  couple of years, the cell phone has challenged individuals, employers, phone makers and  counselors（顾问）in ways its inventors in the late 1940s never imagined．

The costs are becoming even more evident, and I don’t mean just the monthly bill．Dr．Chris  Knippers, a counselor at the Betty Ford Center in Southern California, reports that the overuse of  cell phones has become a social problem not much different from other harmful addictions: a barrier to one-on-one personal contact, and an escape from reality．

Sounds extreme, but we’ve all witnessed the evidence: The person at a restaurant who talks on the phone through an entire meal, ignoring his kids around the table; the woman who talks on the phone in the car, ignoring her husband; the teen who texts messages all the way home from school, avoiding contact with kids all around him．

Is it just rude, or is it a kind of unhealthiness? And pardon me, but how is this improving the quality of life?

Jim Williams, an industrial sociologist based in Massachusetts, notes that cell-phone addiction is part of a set of symptoms in a widening gulf of personal separation．He points to a study by Duke University researchers that found one-quarter of Americans say they have no one to discuss their most important personal business with．Despite the growing use of phones, e-mail and instant messaging, in other words, Williams says studies show that we don’t have as many friends as our parents. “Just as more information has led to less wisdom, more acquaintances via the Internet and cell phones have produced fewer friends,” he says．

If the cell phone has truly had these effects, it’s because it has become very widespread．Consider that in 1987, there were only 1 million cell phones in use．Today, something like 300 million Americans carry them．They far outnumber wired phones in the United States．

1.Which of the following best explains the title of the passage?

A．Cell phone users smoke less than they used to．

B．Cell phones have become as addictive as cigarettes．

C．More people use cell phones than smoke cigarettes．

D．Using cell phone is just as cool as smoking cigarettes．

2.The underlined word “curb” in Paragraph 2 means ____．

A．rescue           B．ignore            C．develop           D．control

3.The example of a woman talking on the phone in the car supports the idea that ________．

A．women use cell phones more often than men

B．talking on the phone while driving is dangerous

C．cell phones do not necessarily bring people together

D．cell phones make one-on-one personal contact easy

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--Who ___ for the accident? The bus driver or the car driver?

--The latter. He was driving at a speed of as high as 120 miles per hour.

A. is to blame　　 B. is blaming

C. will blame　　　 D. is being blamed

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The boy who was caught ________ in the examination room will be punished by the teacher.

A. cheat   B. cheating   C. to cheat   D. cheated

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What did the man want to do?

A.Buy a new battery. B.Charge his phone. C.Use a laptop.

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